wedding toast

You're the maid of honor in your BFF's wedding, and you're planning to toast the bride on her big day. Cue the sweaty palms and panic, right? Speaking on the newlyweds' behalf can certainly be nerveracking, After all, what you say and how you say it can make or break a wedding toast—and this is one speech that's probably going to live forever, thanks to iPhones and YouTube. (No pressure, right?) To the rescue: The Colbert Report's Meredith Scardino, who breaks down the guidelines of giving the best wedding toast to your bestie and her beau. 1. Do it alone. You don't need backup. You're a grown-up, and the crowd is on your side. 2. Keep it short. A toast shouldn't last longer than it takes to make actual toast. For the maid of honor, bruschetta. 3. Be specific. Don't say "These two are perfect for each other." Back it up: "They're perfect because they spent their first date exploding Mentos and Diet Cokes on the sidewalk." 4. It's OK to get emotional. But if you find yourself slobbering on the mic, rein it in. 5. When in doubt, follow this formula: Introduce yourself + funny story about your read more

When their brother asked them to be the best men at his wedding to wife-to-be Helen, Rufus Starlight and Baddy Paris say they knew that they would "cry too much" when it came to speech time. Instead, they tried to convey their feelings in the only medium they knew: an '80s-inspired music video, which is embedded with a plea not to leave them ("He did, regardless," they write on Rufus' website): It's hard to know what exactly what went down with the actual showing of the video, but here are my suspicions: 1) They're obviously total characters, and most people probably know it (thus minimizing the "OMG, this borders on the bizarre"); 2) Helen had to know something was up—after all, they had perfectly styled photos of her made into masks. Wouldn't she have had to pose at one point? I don't know! On Rufus' website, the brothers write: "We hope this will forever celebrate their super-stylish wedding day, in the super-stylish way it deserves....Robin & Helen: We wish you many many years of love and happiness! xxxxxx" What do you think—would you like having something like this premiered...at your wedding? Video: Filmhat/YouTube read more